Proverbial

Romario keeps looking for that elusive 1000th goal. But since Vasco was eliminated from the Copa do Brasil by underdog Gama, and with presidential elections coming up, his quest not only may be postponed for a month - ’till the beggining of the Campeonato Brasileiro -, but is annoying (.br) people in the club.

The thing is, a good deal of his (so far) 999 goals were scored in friendly matches recognized by Fifa. So if Vasco is gonna stay a month without playing any tournament, and Romario’s desperation is such that it’s bothering people so much, what’s keeping the club from scheduling some friendly match in Maracanã (he says that’s where he wants to score the historical goal), with some half decent team? It would seem like a win/win situation, to me.